Channel encoding and decoding method and device in wireless communications

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of this application provide an encoding and decoding method and device in wireless communications between network devices and user equipment. The encoding method includes: obtaining, by a transmit end, a post-polar-encoding data length corresponding to to-be-encoded data; segmenting, by the transmit end, the to-be-encoded data into at least one code block based on the post-encoding data length and a preset threshold; and performing, by the transmit end, polar encoding on each code block, and transmitting encoded data to a receive end. The embodiments of this application avoid a data transmission performance loss caused by an excessive quantity of segments.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/CN2017/101409, filed on Sep. 12, 2017, which claims priority toChinese Patent Application No. 201610938509.X, filed on Oct. 25, 2016.The disclosures of the aforementioned applications are herebyincorporated by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to the field of technical communicationstechnologies, and in particular, to an encoding and decoding method anddevice.

BACKGROUND

In a turbo encoding processing process of a Long Term Evolution (LTE)system, once a length of a transport block (TB) exceeds a maximum inputbit length of a turbo encoder (that is, a maximum size of a turbo codeinterleaver), the TB block needs to be segmented into several relativelyshort code blocks, so that a length of each code block can fit themaximum interleaver size, so as to complete encoding processing for eachcode block. A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bit and a padding bit areadded to the code block. In a code block segmentation process, allpadding bits are always added in a starting position of the first codeblock.

Due to the restriction of the turbo code interleaver, a large quantityof turbo codes have to be segmented into a plurality of code segments,resulting in an unnecessary performance loss.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of this application provide an encoding and decoding methodand device, so as to avoid a data transmission performance loss causedby an excessive quantity of segments.

According to a first aspect, an embodiment of this application providesan encoding method, including:

obtaining, by a transmit end, a post-polar-encoding data lengthcorresponding to to-be-encoded data, where the to-be-encoded data may bea transport block TB, and the transport block includes a TB-level CRCcode; segmenting, by the transmit end, the to-be-encoded data into atleast one code block based on the post-encoding data length and a presetthreshold; and when the transmit end segments the to-be-encoded datainto one code block, that is, when the to-be-encoded data is notsegmented, performing, by the transmit end, polar encoding on each codeblock, and transmitting encoded data to a receive end.

In a possible design, the segmenting, by the transmit end, theto-be-encoded data into at least one code block based on thepost-encoding data length and a preset threshold includes:

obtaining, by the transmit end, a segment quantity of the to-be-encodeddata based on the post-encoding data length and the preset threshold;and

segmenting, by the transmit end, the to-be-encoded data into at leastone code block based on the segment quantity.

In a possible design, the segmenting, by the transmit end, theto-be-encoded data into at least one code block based on thepost-encoding data length and a preset threshold includes:

determining, by the transmit end, whether the post-encoding data lengthis greater than the preset threshold; and

if the post-encoding data length is greater than the preset threshold,obtaining, by the transmit end, a segment quantity of the to-be-encodeddata based on the post-encoding data length and the preset threshold,and segmenting the to-be-encoded data into at least two code blocksbased on the segment quantity; or

if the post-encoding data length is not greater than the presetthreshold, segmenting, by the transmit end, the to-be-encoded data intoone code block.

In a possible design, the obtaining, by the transmit end, a segmentquantity of the to-be-encoded data based on the post-encoding datalength and the preset threshold includes:

obtaining, by the transmit end, the segment quantity by using thefollowing formula 1:

C=┌S _(A) /Z┐  formula 1,

where

C is the segment quantity, C is a positive integer, S_(A) is thepost-encoding data length, Z is the preset threshold, and ┌⋅┐ is arounding-up operation.

In a possible design, the C code blocks include C₊ first kind of codeblock(s) and C⁻ second kind of code block(s), C=C₊+C⁻, a pre-encodinglength of the first kind of code block is K₊, a pre-encoding length ofthe second kind of code block is K⁻, K⁻=K₊−P,P≥1, and P is an oddnumber.

In a possible design, the pre-encoding length K₊ of the first kind ofcode block is determined based on a length of check information in acode block, a length of the to-be-encoded data, and the segmentquantity. After K₊ is obtained, K⁻ may be obtained based on K⁻=K₊−P.

In a possible design, the pre-encoding length K₊ of the first kind ofcode block is determined by using the following formula 2:

K ₊=┌(S _(TB) +C×l _(CB))/C┐  formula 2,

where

S_(TB) is the length of the to-be-encoded data, l_(CB) is the length ofcheck information in a code block, and ┌⋅┐ is a rounding-up operation.

In a possible design, a quantity C⁻ of the second kind of code block(s)is determined based on the pre-encoding length K₊ of the first kind ofcode block, the pre-encoding length K⁻ of the second kind of code block,and a length of the to-be-encoded data. After C⁻ is obtained, C₊ may beobtained based on C=C₊+C⁻.

In a possible design, the quantity C⁻ of the second kind of codeblock(s) is determined by using the following formula 3:

C ⁻=└(C×K ₊ −S _(TB) −C×l _(CB))/P┘  formula 3,

where

K₊ is the pre-encoding length of the first kind of code block, K⁻ is thepre-encoding length of the second kind of code block, S_(TB) is thelength of the to-be-encoded data, l_(CB) is a length of checkinformation in a code block, and └⋅┘ is a rounding-down operation.

In a possible design, the obtaining, by a transmit end, apost-polar-encoding data length corresponding to to-be-encoded dataincludes:

obtaining, by the transmit end, the post-encoding data length based on arate matching processing procedure on the to-be-encoded data.

According to a second aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa decoding method, including:

after to-be-decoded data is obtained, obtaining, by a receive end, alength of the to-be-decoded data;

segmenting, by the receive end, the to-be-decoded data into at least onedecode block based on the length of the to-be-decoded data and a presetthreshold; and

performing, by the receive end, polar decoding on each decode block, toobtain decoded data.

In a possible design, the segmenting, by the receive end, theto-be-decoded data into at least one decode block based on the length ofthe to-be-decoded data and a preset threshold includes:

obtaining, by the receive end, a segment quantity of the to-be-decodeddata based on the length of the to-be-decoded data and the presetthreshold; and

segmenting, by the receive end, the to-be-decoded data into at least onedecode block based on the segment quantity.

In a possible design, the segmenting, by the receive end, theto-be-decoded data into at least one decode block based on the length ofthe to-be-decoded data and a preset threshold includes:

determining, by the receive end, whether the length of the to-be-decodeddata is greater than the preset threshold; and

if the length of the to-be-decoded data is greater than the presetthreshold, obtaining, by the receive end, a segment quantity of theto-be-decoded data based on the length of the to-be-decoded data and thepreset threshold, and segmenting the to-be-decoded data into at leasttwo decode blocks based on the segment quantity; or

if the length of the to-be-decoded data is not greater than the presetthreshold, segmenting, by the receive end, the to-be-decoded data intoone decode block.

In a possible design, the obtaining, by the receive end, a segmentquantity of the to-be-decoded data based on the length of theto-be-decoded data and the preset threshold includes:

obtaining, by the receive end, the segment quantity by using thefollowing formula 4:

C=┌S _(B) /Z┐  formula 4,

where

C is the segment quantity, C is a positive integer, S_(B) is B thelength of the to-be-decoded data, Z is the preset threshold, and ┌⋅┐ isa rounding-up operation.

In a possible design, the C decode blocks include C₊ first kind ofdecode block(s) and C⁻ second kind of decode block(s), C=C₊+C⁻, apost-decoding length of the first kind of decode block is K₊, apost-decoding length of the second kind of decode block is K⁻,K⁻=K₊−P,P≥1, and P is an odd number.

In a possible design, the post-decoding length K₊ of the first kind ofdecode block is determined based on a length of check information in adecode block, a post-decoding data length, and the segment quantity.

In a possible design, the post-decoding length K₊ of the first kind ofdecode block is determined by using the following formula 5:

K ₊=┌(S _(TB) +C×l _(CB))/C┐  formula 5,

where

S_(TB) is the post-decoding data length, l_(CB) is the length of checkinformation in a decode block, and ┌⋅┐ is a rounding-up operation.

In a possible design, a quantity C⁻ of the second kind of decodeblock(s) is determined based on the post-decoding length K₊ of the firstkind of decode block, the post-decoding length K⁻ of the second kind ofdecode block, and a post-decoding data length.

In a possible design, the quantity C⁻ of the second kind of decodeblock(s) is determined by using the following formula 6:

C ⁻=└(C×K ₊ −S _(TB) −C×l _(CB))/P┘  formula 6,

where

K₊ is the post-decoding length of the first kind of decode block, K⁻ isthe post-decoding length of the second kind of decode block, S_(TB) isthe post-decoding data length, l_(CB) is a length of check informationin a decode block, and └⋅┘ is a rounding-down operation.

In a possible design, the obtaining a length of the to-be-decoded dataincludes:

obtaining, by the receive end, the length of the to-be-decoded databased on a modulation and coding scheme and time-frequency resources.

According to a third aspect, an embodiment of this application providesan encoding device. The encoding device may implement the functionsperformed by the transmit end in the foregoing method embodiment. Thefunctions may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented byexecuting corresponding software by hardware. The hardware or softwareincludes one or more modules corresponding to the foregoing functions.

According to a fourth aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa decoding device. The decoding device may implement the functionsperformed by the receive end in the foregoing method embodiment. Thefunctions may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented byexecuting corresponding software by hardware. The hardware or softwareincludes one or more modules corresponding to the foregoing functions.

In specific implementation of the foregoing encoding device, a computerprogram and a memory may be further included. The computer program isstored in the memory. A processor runs the computer program to performthe foregoing encoding method. There is at least one processor that isconfigured to execute an executable instruction, that is, the computerprogram, stored in the memory. Optionally, the memory may alternativelybe integrated into the processor.

In specific implementation of the foregoing decoding device, a computerprogram and a memory may be further included. The computer program isstored in the memory. The processor runs the computer program to performthe foregoing decoding method. There is at least one processor that isconfigured to execute an executable instruction, that is, the computerprogram, stored in the memory. Optionally, the memory may alternativelybe integrated into the processor.

According to a fifth aspect, this application further provides a storagemedium, including a readable storage medium and a computer program. Thecomputer program is configured to perform an encoding method of anencoding device side.

According to a sixth aspect, this application further provides a storagemedium, including a readable storage medium and a computer program. Thecomputer program is configured to perform a decoding method of adecoding device side.

According to a seventh aspect, this application further provides aprogram product. The program product includes a computer program (thatis, an executable instruction). The computer program is stored in areadable storage medium. At least one processor of an encoding devicemay read the computer program from the readable storage medium. The atleast one processor executes the computer program so that the encodingdevice performs the encoding method provided in the foregoingimplementations.

According to an eighth aspect, this application further provides aprogram product. The program product includes a computer program (thatis, an executable instruction). The computer program is stored in areadable storage medium. At least one processor of a decoding device mayread the computer program from the readable storage medium. The at leastone processor executes the computer program so that the decoding deviceperforms the decoding method provided in the foregoing implementations.

According to a ninth aspect, an embodiment of this application providesuser equipment. The user equipment may either act as an encoding deviceto implement the functions performed by the foregoing transmit end, oract as a decoding device to implement the functions performed by theforegoing receive end. A structure of the user equipment includes aprocessor, a transmitter/receiver, an encoder, and a decoder. Theprocessor is configured to support the user equipment in performing thecorresponding functions in the foregoing method. Thetransmitter/receiver is configured to support communication between theuser equipment and a base station. The encoder is configured to encode acode block. The decoder is configured to decode a decode block. The userequipment may further include a memory. The memory is coupled to theprocessor, and is configured to store a program instruction and data ofthe user equipment.

According to a tenth aspect, an embodiment of this application providesa base station. The base station may either act as an encoding device toimplement the functions performed by the foregoing transmit end, or actas a decoding device to implement the functions performed by theforegoing receive end. A structure of the base station includes aprocessor, a transmitter/receiver, an encoder, and a decoder. Theprocessor is configured to support the base station in performing thecorresponding functions in the foregoing method. Thetransmitter/receiver is configured to support communication between userequipment and the base station. The encoder is configured to encode acode block. The decoder is configured to decode a decode block. The basestation may further include a memory. The memory is coupled to theprocessor, and is configured to store a program instruction and data ofthe base station.

According to the encoding and decoding method and device provided in theembodiments of this application, the transmit end obtains thepost-polar-encoding data length corresponding to the to-be-encoded data,and segments the to-be-encoded data into the at least one code blockbased on the post-encoding data length and the preset threshold becausepolar encoding does not constrain an input code length. The transmit endperforms polar encoding on each code block, and transmits the encodeddata to the receive end. Compared with turbo code segmentation in theprior art, this obviously reduces a segment quantity, avoiding a datatransmission performance loss caused by an excessive quantity ofsegments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a network architecture that may be applicable to anembodiment of this application;

FIG. 2 is a signaling flowchart of an encoding method according to anembodiment of this application;

FIG. 3 is a signaling flowchart of a decoding method according to anembodiment of this application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an encoding device accordingto an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a decoding device accordingto an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 6 is a hardware structure diagram of user equipment according to anembodiment of this application; and

FIG. 7 is a hardware structure diagram of a base station according to anembodiment of this application.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

A network architecture and a service scenario described in theembodiments of this application are intended to describe the technicalsolutions in the embodiments of this application more clearly, and donot constitute any limitation on the technical solutions provided in theembodiments of this application. Persons of ordinary skill in the artmay understand that with the evolution of network architectures and theemergence of new service scenarios, the technical solutions provided inthe embodiments of this application are also applicable to similartechnical problems.

The following describes, with reference to FIG. 1, a networkarchitecture that may be applicable to an embodiment of thisapplication. FIG. 1 shows a network architecture that may be applicableto an embodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 1, the networkarchitecture provided in this embodiment includes a base station 01 anduser equipment (UE) 02. The UE in this embodiment of this applicationmay include various handheld devices, in-vehicle devices, wearabledevices, and computing devices that have a wireless communicationfunction, or another processing device connected to a wireless modem,various forms of terminal devices, a mobile station (MS), and the like.The base station (BS) in this embodiment of this application is anetwork device deployed in a radio access network to provide a wirelesscommunication function for the UE. The base station may include variousforms of macro base stations, micro base stations, relay stations,access points, and the like. Persons skilled in the art may understandthat another network device requiring encoding and decoding may also usethe method provided in this application, and this embodiment is notlimited to a base station.

The following transmit end and receive end in this embodiment may be theforegoing base station and UE. When the base station is the transmitend, the corresponding receive end is the UE, and the base station sendsdownlink data to the UE. When the UE is the transmit end, thecorresponding receive end is the base station, and the UE sends uplinkdata to the base station.

Further, in a data transmission process, when the transmit end sendsdata, there is a maximum of one transport block (TB) within eachtransmission time interval. Each transport block undergoes cyclicredundancy check (CRC) code addition and then the code blocksegmentation is performed. A CRC code is added to each code block.Finally, each code block is transmitted to the receive end afterundergoing procedures such as channel encoding.

After receiving to-be-decoded data sent by the transmit end, the receiveend segments the to-be-decoded data into decode blocks, then performsdecoding and CRC check on each decode block, and then performs CRC checkon decoded data that is obtained from all the decode blocks, to obtainthe data sent by the transmit end.

For the foregoing code block segmentation process, the embodimentsprovide an encoding and decoding method, to resolve a prior-art problemthat, due to a restriction of a turbo code interleaver, a large quantityof turbo codes have to be segmented into a plurality of code segments,resulting in an unnecessary performance loss.

To describe implementations of the embodiments easily, the embodimentsseparately describe the encoding method and the decoding method indetail.

FIG. 2 is a signaling flowchart of an encoding method according to anembodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 2, the method providedin this application includes the following steps.

S201. A transmit end obtains a post-polar-encoding data lengthcorresponding to to-be-encoded data.

In this embodiment, a polar encoding method is used to encode theto-be-encoded data. In a process of polar encoding, a rate matchingprocedure is completed, which does not have a requirement on an inputbit length of an interleaver. In other words, polar encoding does notconstrain an input code length.

Specifically, after the to-be-encoded data is obtained, thepost-polar-encoding data length needs to be obtained first. In thisembodiment, a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a modulation order,time-frequency resources, and the like may be obtained from a presettable in an existing communications protocol, so as to obtain apost-rate-matching data length. This data length is thepost-polar-encoding data length.

Persons skilled in the art may understand that the to-be-encoded data inthis embodiment includes check information, and the check informationmay be, for example, a CRC code. Optionally, the to-be-encoded data inthis embodiment may be a transport block TB, and accordingly, thetransport block includes a TB-level CRC code.

S202. The transmit end segments the to-be-encoded data into at least onecode block based on the post-encoding data length and a presetthreshold.

In this embodiment, the post-encoding data length is used for segmentingthe to-be-encoded data. Specifically, the post-encoding data length maybe compared with the preset threshold, and the to-be-encoded data issegmented into at least one code block based on a comparison result.

The preset threshold may be preset by a system. During initial setting,a same preset threshold is configured at both the transmit end and areceive end. The preset threshold may be understood as a post-encodingmaximum data length of the code block.

When the post-encoding data length is less than the preset threshold,the to-be-encoded data is segmented into one code block, which meansthat no segmentation operation is performed. When the post-encoding datalength is greater than the preset threshold, the to-be-encoded data issegmented, to obtain at least two code blocks. For example, arounding-up operation may be performed on a result of dividing thepost-encoding data length by the preset threshold, to obtain a segmentquantity.

Persons skilled in the art may understand that a length of a code blockin this embodiment is a pre-encoding length, including a length ofto-be-encoded data corresponding to the code block and a length of checkinformation. The check information is check information at a code block(CB) level. The CB-level check information may be, for example, a CRCcode.

S203. The transmit end performs polar encoding on each code block.

S204. The transmit end transmits encoded data to a receive end.

After segmentation is completed, each code block is encoded.Specifically, each code block may be corresponding to an encoder. Eachencoder performs polar encoding on a code block corresponding to theencoder. After encoding is completed, the encoded data is sent to thereceive end. The receive end performs decoding and CRC check, andfinally obtains data originally sent by the transmit end.

A specific example (Embodiment 1) is used. Under the current LTE (LongTerm Evolution) standard, when an MCS is 14, a modulation order is 4,and a quantity of resource blocks is 26. According to the preset tablein the existing protocol, when the quantity of RBs is 26, a TB size is6172. In other words, the length of the to-be-encoded data is 6172.

Therefore, a quantity of usable resource elements (RE) may be calculatedas follows:

REs=26(RBs)×12(subcarriers)×7(OFDM symbols)×2(timeslots in a subframe)×0.9(assuming that 10% are allocated to a control channel)=3931

Based on the modulation order of 4, a post-rate-matching code length is3931×4=15724. Because a polar encoding process often includes a ratematching procedure, this length is the post-polar-encoding length.

In this embodiment, the CRC code is used. To be specific, a length ofthe CRC code is used, and this length is l=24.

According to a turbo code segmentation method of the existing LTEtechnology, the segment quantity is C_(LTE)=┌6172/(6144−24)┐=2, where6144 is a maximum length of a turbo code interleaver, that is, a maximumcode block size. It can be learned that the TB is segmented into twosegments in the prior art.

According to the technical solution provided in this embodiment, if apost-encoding length of a code block is calculated by using a ⅓ bit ratein the LTE standard, the preset threshold is 6144×3=18432, if a maximumcode block size equal to that in the prior art is used. Persons skilledin the art may understand that in this embodiment, because segmentationis performed based on the post-encoding length, the preset threshold iscorresponding to the post-encoding length of the code block. Thepost-encoding data length is 15724, less than 18432. Therefore, nosegmentation needs to be performed.

It can be learned that under a same condition, when the technicalsolution provided in this embodiment is used, a segment quantity can bereduced, avoiding a data transmission performance loss caused by anexcessive quantity of segments.

According to the method provided in this embodiment, the transmit endobtains the post-polar-encoding data length corresponding to theto-be-encoded data, and segments the to-be-encoded data into the atleast one code block based on the post-encoding data length and thepreset threshold because polar encoding does not constrain an input codelength. The transmit end performs polar encoding on each code block, andtransmits the encoded data to the receive end. Compared with turbo codesegmentation in the prior art, this obviously reduces a segmentquantity, avoiding a data transmission performance loss caused by anexcessive quantity of segments.

The following describes in detail, by using a detailed embodiment, theencoding method provided in this embodiment of this application.

In a specific implementation process, a code block segmentation processin this embodiment includes the following two possible implementations.

A feasible implementation is: obtaining, by the transmit end, a segmentquantity of the to-be-encoded data based on the post-encoding datalength and the preset threshold; and segmenting, by the transmit end,the to-be-encoded data into at least one code block based on the segmentquantity.

In a specific implementation process, the transmit end obtains thesegment quantity directly by using formula 1:

C=┌S _(A) /Z┐  formula 1,

where

C is the segment quantity, C is a positive integer, S_(A) is thepost-encoding data length, Z is the preset threshold, and ┌⋅┐ is arounding-up operation.

In this embodiment, after the post-encoding data length S_(A) isobtained, the segment quantity is calculated directly by usingformula 1. After the rounding-up operation is performed, if C=1, thatis, if the segment quantity is 1, there is only one code block, meaningthat no segmentation is performed. After the rounding-up operation isperformed, if C>1, a smallest segment quantity is 2, meaning that theto-be-encoded data is segmented into at least two segments.

Another feasible implementation is: determining, by the transmit end,whether the post-encoding data length is greater than the presetthreshold; and

if the post-encoding data length is greater than the preset threshold,obtaining, by the transmit end, a segment quantity of the to-be-encodeddata based on the post-encoding data length and the preset threshold,and segmenting the to-be-encoded data into at least two code blocksbased on the segment quantity; or

if the post-encoding data length is not greater than the presetthreshold, segmenting, by the transmit end, the to-be-encoded data intoone code block.

In a specific implementation process, whether the post-encoding datalength S_(A) is greater than the preset threshold Z is first determined.If S_(A)<Z, segmentation does not need to be performed, and theto-be-encoded data is segmented into one code block. If S_(A)>Z, thesegment quantity is calculated by using the foregoing formula 1. In thiscase, a smallest segment quantity obtained through calculation is 2.Then, the to-be-encoded data is segmented into the at least two codeblocks based on the segment quantity.

Optionally, in formula 1, the C code blocks include C₊ first kind ofcode block(s) and C⁻ second kind of code block(s), C=C₊+C⁻, apre-encoding length of the first kind of code block is K₊, apre-encoding length of the second kind of code block is K⁻, K₊−P,P≥1,and P is an odd number.

In other words, in this embodiment, after segmentation is completed, twokinds of code blocks are mainly included, namely, the first kind of codeblock and the second kind of code block. For the first kind of codeblock, there are specifically C₊ segment(s), the pre-encoding length ofeach first kind of code block is K₊, and K₊ includes a length of a datapart and a length of check information. For the second kind of codeblock, there are specifically C⁻ segment(s), the pre-encoding length ofeach second kind of code block is K⁻, and K⁻ includes a length of a datapart and a length of check information.

Persons skilled in the art may understand that

when C=1, K₊=S_(TB), C₊=1, K⁻=0, C⁻=0, and

when C>1, K⁻, K₊, C⁻, and C₊ may be obtained in the following manner.Specifically, K₊ may be obtained based on a length of check informationin a code block, a length of the to-be-encoded data, and the segmentquantity; then K⁻ is obtained based on K⁻=K₊−P; C⁻ may be determined andobtained based on the pre-encoding length K₊ of the first kind of codeblock, the pre-encoding length K⁻ of the second kind of code block, andthe length of the to-be-encoded data; and then C₊ is obtained based onC=C₊+C⁻.

In a feasible implementation, the pre-encoding length K₊ of the firstkind of code block is determined by using the following formula 2:

K ₊=┌(S _(TB) +C×l _(CB))/C┐  formula 2,

where

S_(TB) is the length of the to-be-encoded data, l_(CB) is the length ofcheck information in a code block, and ┌⋅┐ is a rounding-up operation.Persons skilled in the art may understand that another variation offormula 2 is K₊=┌S_(TB)/C+l_(CB)┐.

The quantity C⁻ of the second kind of code block(s) is determined byusing the following formula 3:

C ⁻=└(C×K ₊ −S _(TB) −C×l _(CB))/P┘  formula 3,

where

K₊ is the pre-encoding length of the first kind of code block, K⁻ is thepre-encoding length of the second kind of code block, S_(TB) is thelength of the to-be-encoded data, l_(CB) is the length of checkinformation in a code block, and └⋅┘ is a rounding-down operation.

In this embodiment, because P≥1 and P is an odd number, when P=1, blockerror rate (Block Error Rate, BLER) performance of a TB is optimal. Inother words, in this embodiment, K₊ and K⁻ whose values are close toeach other may be obtained, thereby avoiding a relatively largeperformance difference between code blocks and an additionalpost-segmentation performance loss in the prior art that result from arelatively large difference between K₊ and K⁻. The relatively largedifference between K₊ and K⁻ is to ensure that a length of each segmentfits an interleaver size.

Further, for ease of description, the rounding-down operation is notconsidered in formula 3, and C=C₊+C⁻ and K⁻=K₊−P are substituted intoformula 3 to perform the following derivation:

C ⁻ ×P=C×K ₊ −S _(TB) −C×l _(CB)

C ⁻×(K ₊ −K ⁻)=(C ₊ +C ⁻)×K ₊ −S _(TB) −C×l _(CB)

C ⁻ ×K ₊ −C ⁻ ×K ⁻ =C ₊ ×K ₊ +C ⁻ ×K ₊ −S _(TB) −C×l _(CB)

S _(TB) +C×l _(CB) =C ₊ ×K ₊ C ⁻ ×K ⁻

It can be learned that because there is no constraint on an input codelength in this embodiment, all the to-be-encoded data may be segmented,and no padding bit is required, thereby avoiding a waste of transportresources. However, in the prior art, after segmentation is performed, apadding bit is added to meet a requirement of an interleaver on an inputlength, but the padding bit neither carries information nor improveschannel encoding performance, and needs to occupy precious physicaltransport resources, resulting in a waste of resources.

The following describes, by using another specific embodiment,beneficial effects of the technical solution provided in this embodimentcompared with the prior art. In this embodiment, the check informationin a code block may be CRC check information, and l_(CB)=24.

Under the current LTE standard, when the MCS is 27, the modulation orderis 6, and the quantity of RBs is 26.

This embodiment is a derivation of Embodiment 1 when a CQI (channelquality indicator) is more desirable. According to the preset table inthe existing protocol, when the quantity of RBs is 26, the TB size is12960, meaning that the length of the to-be-encoded data is 6172.

Therefore, a quantity of usable REs may be similarly calculated asfollows:

REs=26(RBs)×12(subcarriers)×7(OFDM symbols)×2(timeslots in a subframe)×0.9(assuming that 10% are allocated to a control channel)=3931

Based on the modulation order of 6, the post-rate-matching code lengthis 3931×6 =23586. Because a polar encoding process often includes a ratematching procedure, this length is the post-polar-encoding length.

If the existing LTE segmentation method is used, the segment quantity isCLTE=┌12960/(6144−24)┐=3.

According to the technical solution provided in this embodiment, if thepost-encoding length of the code block is calculated by using a ⅓ bitrate in the LTE standard, the preset threshold is 6144×3=18432, if amaximum code block size equal to that in the prior art is used. Personsskilled in the art may understand that in this embodiment, becausesegmentation is performed based on the post-encoding length, the presetthreshold is corresponding to the post-encoding length of the codeblock. In this case, the segment quantity is C_(Polar)=┌23586/18432┐=2.

It can be learned that under a condition of a same MCS, a samemodulation order, and a same quantity of RBs, this technical solutionentails a relatively small segment quantity than the existing LTEsolution, effectively reducing a data transmission performance lossbrought by segmentation.

The length of the first kind of code block(s) isK₊=┌(S_(TB)+C×l_(CB))/C┐=┌(12960+2×24)/2┐=6492.

It can be learned from a quantity of second kind of code block(s),C⁻=└(C×K₊−S_(TB)−C×l_(CB))/P┘=0, that in this case, C₊2, meaning that along code segment with a length of K⁻ does not exist.

After the encoding process is described, the following describes indetail, with reference to FIG. 3, a decoding method provided in anembodiment of this application.

FIG. 3 is a signaling flowchart of a decoding method according to anembodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 3, the method providedin this application includes the following steps.

S300. A receive end receives encoded data sent by a transmit end.

S301. After to-be-decoded data is obtained, the receive end obtains alength of the to-be-decoded data.

S302. The receive end segments the to-be-decoded data into at least onedecode block based on the length of the to-be-decoded data and a presetthreshold.

S303. The receive end performs polar decoding on each decode block, toobtain decoded data.

After encoding to-be-encoded data, the transmit end in the embodimentshown in FIG. 2 sends the encoded data to the receive end. For thereceive end, the encoded data is the to-be-decoded data at the receiveend.

After obtaining the to-be-decoded data, the receive end first needs tosegment the to-be-decoded data, and then performs decoding on eachsegment.

Segmenting the to-be-decoded data performed by the receive end issimilar to segmenting the to-be-encoded data performed by the transmitend.

After obtaining the to-be-decoded data, the receive end obtains thelength of the to-be-decoded data. Specifically, the receive end mayobtain an MCS, a modulation order, time-frequency resources, and thelike from a preset table in an existing communications protocol, andthen obtains the length of the to-be-decoded data. This preset table isthe same as a preset table used by the transmit end.

Then, the receive end segments the to-be-decoded data into the at leastone decode block based on the length of the to-be-decoded data and thepreset threshold.

In this embodiment, an implementation in which the to-be-decoded data issegmented into the at least one decode block is similar to segmentationat the transmit end. Segmentation at both the transmit end and thereceive end may be implemented in two possible implementations.

One possible implementation is: obtaining, by the receive end, a segmentquantity of the to-be-decoded data based on the length of theto-be-decoded data and the preset threshold; and segmenting theto-be-decoded data into at least one decode block based on the segmentquantity.

The other possible implementation is: determining, by the receive end,whether the length of the to-be-decoded data is greater than the presetthreshold; and if the length of the to-be-decoded data is greater thanthe preset threshold, obtaining a segment quantity of the to-be-decodeddata based on the length of the to-be-decoded data and the presetthreshold, and segmenting the to-be-decoded data into at least twodecode blocks based on the segment quantity; or if the length of theto-be-decoded data is not greater than the preset threshold, segmentingthe to-be-decoded data into one decode block.

Specific implementation of the foregoing two implementations is similarto the embodiment in FIG. 2, and details are not described herein againin this embodiment.

Optionally, the receive end obtains the segment quantity by using thefollowing formula 4:

C=┌S _(B) /Z┐  formula 4,

where

C is the segment quantity, C is a positive integer, S_(B) is the lengthof the to-be-decoded data, Z is the preset threshold, and ┌⋅┐ is arounding-up operation.

A difference between formula 4 and formula 1 is that S_(A) in formula 1is the post-encoding data length, whereas S_(B) in formula 4 is thelength of the to-be-decoded data. However, the two formulas arecorresponding to each other, but one is for encoding and the other isfor decoding.

The C decode blocks include C₊ first kind of decode block(s) and C⁻second kind of decode block(s), C=C₊+C⁻, a post-decoding length of thefirst kind of decode block is K₊, a post-decoding length of the secondkind of decode block is K⁻, K⁻=K₊−P,P≥1, and P is an odd number.

In this embodiment, the first kind of decode block is corresponding to afirst kind of code block, and the second kind of decode block iscorresponding to a second kind of code block.

The post-decoding length K₊ of the first kind of decode block isdetermined based on a length of check information in a decode block, apost-decoding data length, and the segment quantity, and is specificallydetermined by using the following formula 5:

K ₊=┌(S _(TB) +C×l _(CB))/C┐  formula 5,

where

S_(TB) is the post-decoding data length, l_(CB) is the length of checkinformation in a decode block, and ┌⋅┐ is a rounding-up operation.Persons skilled in the art may understand that another variation offormula 5 is K₊=┌S_(TB)/C+l_(CB)┐.

A quantity C⁻ of the second kind of decode block(s) is determined basedon the post-decoding length K₊ of the first kind of decode block, thepost-decoding length K⁻ of the second kind of decode block, and apost-decoding data length, and is specifically determined by using thefollowing formula 6:

C ⁻=└(C×K ₊ −S _(TB) −C×l _(CB))/P┘  formula 6,

where

K₊ is the post-decoding length of the first kind of decode block, K⁻ isthe post-decoding length of the second kind of decode block, S_(TB) isthe post-decoding data length, l_(CB) is the length of check informationin a decode block, and └⋅┘ is a rounding-down operation.

In this embodiment, decoding is a relative process to encoding.Therefore, C, K₊, K⁻, C₊, C⁻ and P obtained based on formula 4 toformula 6 are the same as those in the embodiment in FIG. 2. For aspecific implementation, refer to the embodiment in FIG. 2, and detailsare not described herein again in this embodiment.

Persons skilled in the art may understand that in this embodiment,because K₊ is the post-decoding length of the first kind of decode blockand K⁻ is the post-decoding length of the second kind of decode block,to segment the to-be-decoded data, a pre-decoding length M₊ of the firstkind of decode block and a pre-decoding length M⁻ of the second kind ofdecode block may be obtained based on correspondences, so as to completea segmentation process.

Specifically, the pre-encoding length K₊ of the first kind of code blockis corresponding to the post-encoding length M₊, and based on thiscorrespondence, the pre-decoding length M₊ of the first kind of decodeblock, corresponding to the post-decoding length K₊ of the first kind ofdecode block, can be obtained. The pre-encoding length K⁻ of the secondkind of code block is corresponding to the post-encoding length M⁻, andbased on this correspondence, the pre-decoding length M⁻ of the secondkind of decode block, corresponding to the post-decoding length K⁻ ofthe second kind of decode block, can be obtained.

After segmentation is completed, each decode block is separately decodedand checked. After each segment passes decoding check, transport blockcheck is performed, and finally original data sent by the transmit endis obtained. In this process, the to-be-encoded data is segmented basedon polar encoding and decoding characteristics. Compared with thesolution used in the current LTE standard, this can effectively reduce asegment quantity, and mitigate a data transmission performance losscaused by data transmission segmentation. Lengths of code blocksobtained through segmentation are essentially the same, avoiding aTB-level BLER performance loss caused by a relatively large differencebetween data lengths of the code blocks. In addition, no bit needs to bepadded, thereby avoiding a waste of transport resources.

The foregoing describes the solutions provided in the embodiments ofthis application mainly from a perspective of interaction between thetransmit end and the receive end. It can be understood that an encodingdevice is used as the transmit end, a decoding device is used as thereceive end, and to implement the foregoing functions, the encodingdevice and the decoding device include a corresponding hardwarestructure and/or a software module that are/is used to perform thefunctions. The encoding device may be the foregoing base station or userequipment. The decoding device may be the foregoing user equipment orbase station. The units and algorithm steps in the examples describedwith reference to the embodiments disclosed in this application may beimplemented by hardware or a combination of hardware and computersoftware in the embodiments of this application. Whether a function isperformed by hardware or in a form of driving hardware by computersoftware depends on particular applications and design constraintconditions of the technical solutions. Persons skilled in the art mayuse a different method to implement the described functions for eachparticular application, but it should not be considered that theimplementation goes beyond the scope of the technical solutions of theembodiments of this application.

In the embodiments of this application, function module division may beperformed for the encoding device and the decoding device according tothe foregoing method examples. For example, function modules may bedesigned in correspondence to functions, or two or more functions may beintegrated into one processing module. The integrated module may beimplemented in a form of hardware, or may be implemented in a form of asoftware function module. It should be noted that the module division inthe embodiments of this application is an example, and is merely logicalfunction division and may be other division in actual implementation.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an encoding device accordingto an embodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 4, this encodingdevice 100 includes:

an obtaining module 11, configured to obtain a post-polar-encoding datalength corresponding to to-be-encoded data;

a segmenting module 12, configured to segment the to-be-encoded datainto at least one code block based on the post-encoding data length anda preset threshold;

an encoding module 13, configured to perform polar encoding on each codeblock; and

a transmitting module 14, configured to transmit encoded data to areceive end.

The encoding device according to this embodiment is configured toexecute the method embodiment shown in FIG. 2, with a similarimplementation principle and similar technical effects. Details are notdescribed herein again in this embodiment.

Optionally, the segmenting module 12 is specifically configured toobtain a segment quantity of the to-be-encoded data based on thepost-encoding data length and the preset threshold; and

segment the to-be-encoded data into at least one code block based on thesegment quantity.

Optionally, the segmenting module 12 is specifically configured todetermine whether the post-encoding data length is greater than thepreset threshold; and

if the post-encoding data length is greater than the preset threshold,obtain a segment quantity of the to-be-encoded data based on thepost-encoding data length and the preset threshold, and segment theto-be-encoded data into at least two code blocks based on the segmentquantity; or

if the post-encoding data length is not greater than the presetthreshold, segment the to-be-encoded data into one code block.

Optionally, the obtaining module 11 is specifically configured to obtainthe post-encoding data length based on a rate matching processingprocedure for the to-be-encoded data.

For a method used by the encoding device provided in this embodiment toperform segmentation and encoding by using the foregoing formula 1 toformula 3, refer to the method shown in the embodiment in FIG. 2, anddetails are not described herein again in this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a decoding device accordingto an embodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 5, this decodingdevice 200 includes:

a receiving module 21, configured to receive to-be-decoded data sent bya transmit end;

an obtaining module 22, configured to obtain a length of theto-be-decoded data;

a segmenting module 23, configured to segment the to-be-decoded datainto at least one decode block based on the length of the to-be-decodeddata and a preset threshold; and

a decoding module 24, configured to perform polar decoding on eachdecode block, to obtain decoded data.

The decoding device according to this embodiment is configured toexecute the method embodiment shown in FIG. 3, with a similarimplementation principle and similar technical effects. Details are notdescribed herein again in this embodiment.

Optionally, the segmenting module 23 is specifically configured toobtain a segment quantity of the to-be-decoded data based on the lengthof the to-be-decoded data and the preset threshold; and

segment the to-be-decoded data into at least one decode block based onthe segment quantity.

Optionally, the segmenting module 23 is specifically configured todetermine whether the length of the to-be-decoded data is greater thanthe preset threshold; and

if the length of the to-be-decoded data is greater than the presetthreshold, obtain a segment quantity of the to-be-decoded data based onthe length of the to-be-decoded data and the preset threshold, andsegment the to-be-decoded data into at least two decode blocks based onthe segment quantity; or

if the length of the to-be-decoded data is not greater than the presetthreshold, segment the to-be-decoded data into one decode block.

Optionally, the obtaining module 22 is specifically configured to obtainthe length of the to-be-decoded data based on a modulation and codingscheme and time-frequency resources.

For a method used by the decoding device provided in this embodiment toperform segmentation and decoding by using the foregoing formula 4 toformula 6, refer to the method shown in the embodiment in FIG. 3, anddetails are not described herein again in this embodiment.

A base station or user equipment provided in the embodiments may eitherbe used as an encoding device, or may be used as a decoding device.Hardware structures of the base station and the user equipment aredescribed in the following embodiments in detail.

FIG. 6 is a hardware structure diagram of user equipment according to anembodiment of this application. The user equipment 300 includes atransmitter 31, a receiver 32, and a processor 33. The processor 33 mayalternatively be a controller, and is represented as“Controller/Processor 33” in FIG. 6. The user equipment 300 may furtherinclude an encoder 35, a decoder 36, and a memory 34.

In an example, the transmitter 31 regulates an output sample andgenerates an uplink signal. The uplink signal is transmitted to the basestation in the foregoing embodiment by using an antenna. On a downlink,the antenna receives a downlink signal transmitted by the base stationin the foregoing embodiment. The receiver 32 regulates (for example,performing filtering, amplification, down conversion, and digitalizationon) the signal received from the antenna and provides an input sample.The encoder 35 is configured to encode each code block. The decoder 36is configured to decode a decode block.

The memory 34 is configured to store program code and data of the userequipment 300. The processor 33 controls and manages an action performedby the user equipment 300, and may call the program code stored in thememory 34, to execute a processing process that is performed by the userequipment 300 in the foregoing embodiment of this application, forexample, the process shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3.

FIG. 7 is a hardware structure diagram of a base station according to anembodiment of this application. The base station 400 includes atransmitter 41, a receiver 42, and a processor 43. The processor 43 mayalternatively be a controller, and is represented as“Controller/Processor 43” in FIG. 7. The base station 400 may furtherinclude an encoder 45, a decoder 46, and a memory 44.

On an uplink, an uplink signal from user equipment is received by anantenna, is demodulated (for example, a high frequency signal isdemodulated into a baseband signal) by the receiver 42, and is furtherprocessed by the processor 43 to restore service data and signalinginformation sent by the user equipment. On a downlink, service data anda signaling message are processed by the processor 43, and is modulated(for example, a baseband signal is modulated into a high frequencysignal) by the transmitter 41 to generate a downlink signal, and thedownlink signal is transmitted to the user equipment by using theantenna. The encoder 45 is configured to encode each code block. Thedecoder 46 is configured to decode a decode block.

The memory 44 is configured to store program code and data of the basestation 400. The processor 43 controls and manages an action performedby the base station 400, and may call the program code stored in thememory 44, to execute a processing process that is performed by the basestation 400 in the foregoing embodiment of this application, forexample, the process shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3.

In addition, in specific implementation of the foregoing encodingdevice, a computer program and a memory may be further included. Thecomputer program is stored in the memory. The processor runs thecomputer program to perform the foregoing encoding method. There is atleast one processor that is configured to execute an executableinstruction, that is, the computer program, stored in the memory.Optionally, the memory may alternatively be integrated into theprocessor.

In specific implementation of the foregoing decoding device, a computerprogram and a memory may be further included. The computer program isstored in the memory. The processor runs the computer program to performthe foregoing decoding method. There is at least one processor that isconfigured to execute an executable instruction, that is, the computerprogram, stored in the memory. Optionally, the memory may alternativelybe integrated into the processor.

This application further provides a storage medium, including a readablestorage medium and a computer program. The computer program isconfigured to perform an encoding method of an encoding device side.

This application further provides a storage medium, including a readablestorage medium and a computer program. The computer program isconfigured to perform a decoding method of a decoding device side.

This application further provides a program product. The program productincludes a computer program (that is, an executable instruction). Thecomputer program is stored in a readable storage medium. At least oneprocessor of an encoding device may read the computer program from thereadable storage medium. The at least one processor executes thecomputer program so that the encoding device performs the encodingmethod provided in the foregoing implementations.

This application further provides a program product. The program productincludes a computer program (that is, an executable instruction). Thecomputer program is stored in a readable storage medium. At least oneprocessor of a decoding device may read the computer program from thereadable storage medium. The at least one processor executes thecomputer program so that the decoding device performs the decodingmethod provided in the foregoing implementations.

What is claimed is:
 1. An encoding method, comprising: obtaining, by atransmit end, a post-polar-encoding data length corresponding toto-be-encoded data; segmenting, by the transmit end, the to-be-encodeddata into at least one code block based on the post-polar-encoding datalength and a preset threshold; and performing, by the transmit end,polar encoding on each code block, and transmitting encoded data to areceive end.
 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the segmenting,by the transmit end, the to-be-encoded data into at least one code blockbased on the post-polar-encoding data length and a preset thresholdcomprises: obtaining, by the transmit end, a segment quantity of theto-be-encoded data based on the post-polar-encoding data length and thepreset threshold; and segmenting, by the transmit end, the to-be-encodeddata into at least one code block based on the segment quantity.
 3. Themethod according to claim 1, wherein the segmenting, by the transmitend, the to-be-encoded data into at least one code block based on thepost-polar-encoding data length and a preset threshold comprises: if thepost-polar-encoding data length is greater than the preset threshold,obtaining, by the transmit end, a segment quantity of the to-be-encodeddata based on the post-polar-encoding data length and the presetthreshold, and segmenting the to-be-encoded data into at least two codeblocks based on the segment quantity.
 4. The method according to claim1, wherein the segmenting, by the transmit end, the to-be-encoded datainto at least one code block based on the post-polar-encoding datalength and a preset threshold comprises: if the post-polar-encoding datalength is smaller than the preset threshold, segmenting, by the transmitend, the to-be-encoded data into one code block.
 5. The method accordingto claim 2, wherein the obtaining, by the transmit end, a segmentquantity of the to-be-encoded data based on the post-polar-encoding datalength and the preset threshold comprises: obtaining, by the transmitend, the segment quantity wherein the segment quantity is based on:C=┌S_(A)/Z┐, where C is the segment quantity, C is a positive integer,S_(A) is the post-polar-encoding data length, Z is the preset threshold,and ┌⋅┐ is a rounding-up operation.
 6. The method according to claim 5,wherein the C code blocks comprise C₊ first kind of code block(s) and C⁻second kind of code block(s), C=C₊+C⁻, a pre-encoding length of thefirst kind of code block is K₊, a pre-encoding length of the second kindof code block is K⁻, K⁻=K₊−P,P≥1, and P is an odd number.
 7. The methodaccording to claim 6, wherein the pre-encoding length K₊ of the firstkind of code block is determined based on a length of check informationin a code block, a length of the to-be-encoded data, and the segmentquantity.
 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the pre-encodinglength K₊ of the first kind of code block is based on:K₊=┌(S_(TB)+C×l_(CB))/C┐, where S_(TB) is the length of theto-be-encoded data, l_(CB) is the length of check information in a codeblock, and ┌⋅┐ is a rounding-up operation.
 9. The method according toclaim 6, wherein a quantity C⁻ of the second kind of code block(s) isdetermined based on the pre-encoding length K₊ of the first kind of codeblock, the pre-encoding length K⁻ of the second kind of code block, anda length of the to-be-encoded data.
 10. The method according to claim 9,wherein the quantity C⁻ of the second kind of code block(s) is based on:C⁻=└(C×K₊−S_(TB)−C×l_(CB))/P┘, where K₊ is the pre-encoding length ofthe first kind of code block, K⁻ is the pre-encoding length of thesecond kind of code block, S_(TB) is the length of the to-be-encodeddata, l_(CB) is a length of check information in a code block, and └⋅┘is a rounding-down operation.
 11. The method according to claim 1,wherein the obtaining, by a transmit end, a post-polar-encoding datalength corresponding to to-be-encoded data comprises: obtaining, by thetransmit end, the post-polar-encoding data length based on a ratematching processing procedure on the to-be-encoded data.
 12. An encodingdevice, comprising: a memory storing instructions; and a processor incommunication with the memory and configured to execute the instructionsto perform: obtaining a post-polar-encoding data length corresponding toto-be-encoded data; segmenting the to-be-encoded data into at least onecode block based on the post-polar-encoding data length and a presetthreshold; performing polar encoding on each code block; andtransmitting encoded data to a receive end.
 13. The encoding deviceaccording to claim 12, wherein the processor further executes theinstructions to obtain a segment quantity of the to-be-encoded databased on the post-polar-encoding data length and the preset threshold;and segment the to-be-encoded data into at least one code block based onthe segment quantity.
 14. The encoding device according to claim 12,wherein the processor further executes the instructions to: if thepost-polar-encoding data length is greater than the preset threshold,obtain a segment quantity of the to-be-encoded data based on thepost-polar-encoding data length and the preset threshold, and segmentthe to-be-encoded data into at least two code blocks based on thesegment quantity.
 15. The encoding device according to claim 12, whereinthe processor further executes the instructions to: if thepost-polar-encoding data length is smaller than the preset threshold,segment the to-be-encoded data into one code block.
 16. The encodingdevice according to claim 13, wherein the processor further executes theinstructions to obtain the segment quantity wherein the segment quantityis based on: C=┌S_(A)/Z┐, where C is the segment quantity, C is apositive integer, S_(A) is the post-polar-encoding data length, Z is thepreset threshold, and ┌⋅┐ is a rounding-up operation.
 17. The encodingdevice according to claim 16, wherein the C code blocks comprise C₊first kind of code block(s) and C⁻ second kind of code block(s),C=C₊+C⁻, a pre-encoding length of the first kind of code block is K₊, apre-encoding length of the second kind of code block is K⁻, K⁻=K₊−P,P≥1,and P is an odd number.
 18. The encoding device according to claim 17,wherein the pre-encoding length K₊ of the first kind of code block isdetermined based on a length of check information in a code block, alength of the to-be-encoded data, and the segment quantity.
 19. Theencoding device according to claim 18, wherein the pre-encoding lengthK₊ of the first kind of code block is based on:K₊=┌(S_(TB)+C×l_(CB))/C┐, where S_(TB) is the length of theto-be-encoded data, l_(CB) is the length of check information in a codeblock, and ┌⋅┐ is a rounding-up operation.
 20. The encoding deviceaccording to claim 17, wherein a quantity C⁻ of the second kind of codeblock(s) is determined based on the pre-encoding length K₊ of the firstkind of code block, the pre-encoding length K⁻ of the second kind ofcode block, and a length of the to-be-encoded data.
 21. The encodingdevice according to claim 20, wherein the quantity C⁻ of the second kindof code block(s) is based on: C⁻=└(C×K₊−S_(TB)−C×l_(CB))/P┘, where K₊ isthe pre-encoding length of the first kind of code block, K⁻ is thepre-encoding length of the second kind of code block, S_(TB) is thelength of the to-be-encoded data, l_(CB) is a length of checkinformation in a code block, and └⋅┘ is a rounding-down operation. 22.The encoding device according to claim 12, wherein the processor furtherexecutes the instructions to obtain the post-polar-encoding data lengthbased on a rate matching processing procedure on the to-be-encoded data.